Language/English/Grammar/Express-Past
Welcome to our lesson on expressing past tenses in English! 📚 As an experienced English language teacher, I'm here to guide you through the intricacies of the English language. After mastering this lesson, you might also want to explore other related topics, such as common English grammar mistakes, double object verbs, and the subtle differences between although and even though in English grammar. Let's dive in and improve your language skills! 🚀
The simple past.[edit | edit source]
Talk about past events in a historic context using yesterday, or a date or time.
- He died in 1920.
The Present Perfect[edit | edit source]
Situate past events in relation to the present situation.
- I have just ordered a new TV
The Past perfect[edit | edit source]
When one past event has to be situated in a more distant past than another past event.
- You had studied French before you moved to Paris.
The past continuous[edit | edit source]
When something is happening before and after another action in the past.
- She saw her as he was driving away.
- I was traveling alone yesterday.
- You were saying something to her last week.
- He was feeling well yesterday.
- She was walking alone.
- It was raining last night.
- You were telling me the truth.
- We were living in São Paulo last year.
- They were running in the park.
Links[edit | edit source]
More information about Perfect Tenses
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Abstract nouns and concrete nouns
- ADJECTIVES
- Punctuation
- At: place
- Alternate(ly) and alternative(ly)
- On: place
- CONJUNCTIONS → Addition
- I have been living or I have lived
- Positions of Adjectives in Sentences
- CONJUNCTIONS → A Choice or Alternative